Fractals are common in the natural world, from branching trees to jagged coastlines. But in the quantum world, self-repeating ...

The image of the Mandelbrot set is one of the most recognizable representations of a fractal. But what's behind the entrancing picture? In this interactive, learn a bit about how we generated our ...

But by looking at fractals in art and trees, the researchers hoped to start a discussion. “This theory of proportion outlines an ideal, and provides common terms in which to compare art ...

Fractals are geometric objects that have a very complicated structure yet are remarkably easy to describe (and to draw with a computer). They are appealing to the eye because of their great amount of ...